The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-04-07
In Southern Mexico.

Jni RNEli iNGS THROUGH TIE STATE OF JN.
I>,n. HABITS AND CUSTOMS OF THE MID
DIE AGES. TO BE EoI Nd TODAY ON TIL
AMIKic Az CONTINENT. TIE MILITARY TER
EirnEN ut lIrIC. san BIAS AND IT'S IA
MOI BILLS. WHICH WERE THE INSPIRA
HON Ui' LoN,;IIIIoW IA~r POEM.
CORES ipndencc Of the Journal
GtADAIF!rEA. MENICo. 1>>1. Northern
people who have never travelled in this couil
Try lind it difficult to realize that weeks jour
mey from New York or Boston will bring on,
into ptffcct reproduction of the manners an'
customs Of the fifteenth and sixteenth ccntur
ir>. Not only are rich and powerful cities hid
den in these mountains, Older by two hundre,
wears than any in the United States. most %
them accessible 10 tie tourist by no better mode
Of traE>it ihan long. difficult and ,langcrou
Journeys on mulc-lack - hut in the rural di>
triet~ and prov nral towns the revolving whec
of Father Tim, seems to have ieon stopped
thousand wears a-o. While in th, odd Worl,
The habit, aud u>:tgc> Of hl--,Une centuries rc
main hni il history and tradition in this por
tior Of our continent They exist unchanged Il
IN TIM nGidir a-t~ ~ may ie proved 10y
walk throu-l The street., Of amy .ial>co village
anl peep iulo it, hnlir> and churches.
About twenty miles north of Zapotan i Tho
,till o''iel- city #
NAf' ~
Which was 'I"uri>h;li9c q it. best 4 century h''
fore ti,' frs; ~i.aMiar'l Saw these shores. Ii j.
said that Don Pedro dc Alsarldo. Che Of ih,
lcai in cN ilot. Eor whose supposed deat! Cor
lez -hc, the Only tears Of his life on that nlrl!s
oril 4, sad i.i.ilt."t c.rro~~cd c>n,ti:!i admir-
alton lpr Mi, ilaee. and vowed iy san .la@e
tiit lie Woiiid settle Her, WhnE wars were over
Fortunately for tn" natives. however. he ncNci
dli. After hi> -oNerhor>iip Of Honduras ai,
i'IiIt' l!3ia "N"i"""nInE aNHfl,e ici linn ''ach
/" NcAir". mere he a-;iih marked hi> PATHWAY
o. conquest l'N iifc ah' sword anu "hpc>;tit
f"hhriy ~ the hhmr of Carlos '. hln@ OF
>pAih. amt y! way oi "rhri>lAnlIn- ne III,
!iail>. pfatitcli al the tiiboll"ai atrocities "1
lho lhIu>i'l"h un"ll "i"iirh'tlii-5 ih'h' W"EiNi
iIiN @iiinfrh: ne NM, 81 ihc g"HI "f!h
>loWjN. f'lt III ms ease th"N did indeed 1rind
NN'Vv"'h- ,hia'i Tor ~ at ;tHrat WIN 'he
MAJ yves "h tiit coast ~ M'rhf" "ai ne WIS i-ho-
nini"n>iy hi'!e' " Ms horse, when fell upon
hi;A ana 'fH>i"d i!' MT" = >iiii"'l"~> mas; III
III" >:i4" year l'4l /. hi> Wile Ani children
i1tii1i,I III an l'ih,'iiioh ar''iiiiAhir" ny Il
iIl-htI'h t'i!il'Ht. "i''1h "'tftiifcW tat wall,
ol tht Nla"lNii 'iE HHii 'A-"' hilI "r>lf"Nt''
every hr'''G Wh' '"uia prrlt'u'le th' ohIirr-
or ''Ai"t' 40 fi'r" "i history .ul;''>> IL may
ne II : ifirihl' 'pst'H - mas Received more mn,
placed '"iltl:alloh iof h's daring ana r"nEn,if
adNrht,'ltN.- amt 70 greater rascal ever ilNc'l.
~! !i''4 lh'> Il l'ft>chl population o1 anhut nj
l"r4 Thousand. ana rnlnN> 4 much better repii-
i"'l"l nan ii> more l"Wr' lli nei-hh"r- >-'pct-
Ia' i'cl"it f'arHiii@ 'hl> l't;i'. our '>ccf M;s
f"dai''' - III thi> yareIn i!!iIc city w rit II
>t'IF' - ven III btllH>t. iir itatlNC~ mere
ahou'r ."'r universally "h@A4rt IN a%ri,ullurr
OF inc hidh'lhr'"fc "l saul None AZ" idir. ana
h"ll seem cHhrr very fl'h or NrrN p""r. he
'"'fN "i" Town MS t!it Naiiic general features
., 'i'nH nave ",>'T''''H |" You - llie (iiho
>tfai@iit. stony ana @r;i>>-@r"Wh streets: low
waited tt"lt h9li>'',. ta"h "\cr!tn with creep
tf> ami VITA ;ln aspiring cluihp OF green break
iu- through it fiat roof = Ike >calp-locks
t Through the torn l!at of 4 >rhool-hoy oy-tcnoting
tn" usual inner court with lis growing iir>, h;l-
ilana' ana oranges. In the streets. which are
al nion"i"nou>il alike with blank walls min"
tltc aNctncht>. closed doors ana barred case
sees faW signs of active life and
rarely meets an. body but th- ltare-footcl or
>al!'ial->hUf' serving classes Occasionally the
ari>t"rrai~ roHd'>crnd to take
An EVENING; AIRING;
III lie "!'ie"' Aianp u N"foF" "1 rims }. on
rlato, ,, for H. r,o>1 ,'r, i ,,.
'i9!t ut ana exclusive to 90 beyond theiH own
l'N't Sf"ui",' ili'E certainty nay" room
'EnHSh "i'iih rntif own Walls where they are
'"ilrritiH served hN numerous at"ildant> and
:" iil '''"N' tft common hc:" 90 thtN lrci
themselves lh:'l II mus PC 4 source OF pcrittu-
III surprise 10 them !lElf Inc Lord neglected 10
!f"'ftr >rpAf;tl" i'Ai3Nlh' rc for lungs pa!rir-
iih ana pl',i;in.
mere l. Tie lhiaii:''ir plaza iull oi old trees
llt